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Vijen Patel (The 81 Collection & Pressbox) - Why building & investing in hardware is overlooked
Manage episode 349022650 series 2585347
Our guest today is Vijen Patel, who is the co-founder of Pressbox (now Tide Cleaners) and The 81 Collection. Pressbox was a 24/7 dry cleaning and laundry service that Vijen bootstrapped to a very successful exit to P&G. The 81 Collection is a VC fund that focuses on the hard industries.
We discuss:
- Why he had no choice but to bootstrap his dry cleaning tech business
- His approach to scale and expanding to multiple cities
- How P&G tried to destroy his business
- Why he eventually sold to P&G and became CEO of Tide Cleaners
- The founding story of The 81 Collection
- Why investing in hardware is underrated
364 bölüm
Vijen Patel (The 81 Collection & Pressbox) - Why building & investing in hardware is overlooked
The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands
Manage episode 349022650 series 2585347
Our guest today is Vijen Patel, who is the co-founder of Pressbox (now Tide Cleaners) and The 81 Collection. Pressbox was a 24/7 dry cleaning and laundry service that Vijen bootstrapped to a very successful exit to P&G. The 81 Collection is a VC fund that focuses on the hard industries.
We discuss:
- Why he had no choice but to bootstrap his dry cleaning tech business
- His approach to scale and expanding to multiple cities
- How P&G tried to destroy his business
- Why he eventually sold to P&G and became CEO of Tide Cleaners
- The founding story of The 81 Collection
- Why investing in hardware is underrated
364 bölüm
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